Engineering Superintendent: Conveyor

About this role

Impala Platinum (Implats) is recruiting a Conveyor Engineering Superintendent based in Rustenburg. The role coordinates engineering support services at a tactical level and keeps plant and equipment running with as little downtime as possible.

What you’ll do

• Improve plant and equipment efficiency and running time, and put contingency plans in place to limit production losses.
• Manage operational and tactical processes, and track costs through budgets and project management methods.
• Check compliance with legislation and engineering standards, and help with compliance audits and inspections across the operations.
• Review procedures, standards, codes of practice and training documents.
• Lead failure analysis and incident investigations to find root causes and stop repeat failures.
• Carry out quality control inspections on repaired and refurbished components and equipment, and support asset management and capital projects.

What you need

• Grade 12 (NQF Level 4), essential.
• Electrical or Mechanical Trade Certificate, essential.
• Foreman Certificate with Law and Standards, essential.
• 3 to 5 years of relevant foreman experience, essential.
• MS Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint), essential.
• Experience in root cause analysis and failure analysis.
• Knowledge of maintenance standards, quality, disciplinary procedures and industrial ergonomics.
• Knowledge of projects and designs for conveyor belts and chairlifts.
• Problem-solving skills and sound judgement, plus skills in conflict and dispute resolution.

Is this job for you?

This role suits an experienced foreman or artisan who has moved into engineering support. You should be comfortable with failure analysis, cost control and working with both technical teams and management. You should also enjoy solving problems on conveyor systems.

Tips before you apply

• Have your matric certificate, trade certificate and Foreman Certificate ready as certified copies.
• Put your foreman years in a clear table on your CV, with the sites, equipment and dates for each post.
• Give one or two examples of root cause analysis you have done, with the problem, your steps and the result.

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